Today more than ever the global economy demands contact and exchange in such a way that the geographic and linguistic isolation become concepts on the verge of extinction. The worlds and their languages come into contact and are subject to alterations as new ways of life, perception and expression evolve. To the subject of new forms of expression belongs the evolution of the languages in contact and it will not be surprising that this study will focus on Judeo-Spanish in Turkey considering its spectacular conservation in the original form for nearly 400 years, and then because of its opening to various elements of the neighbouring languages in the last century.

In this study, we will present the particularities of the sudden development of this language in function of the diverse social attitudes which emerged in 20th century Turkey. The study will explain the social conditions that lead to the conservation of the language adopted in the Iberian Peninsula, will point out the circumstances which provoked the instability of its status quo, and, finally, it will present examples of lately discovered social practices which may impact positively the struggle for survival of this language.